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s_ed_2016a_2016-01-28t13:33:18z2 Hearing Summary

Date: 01/28/2016



Final

BILL SUMMARY for SB16-072



SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion p

Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment E). The motion p

Adopt amendment L.005, as amended. The motion pass

Move to conceptually amend L.005 (Attachment F). T

Refer Senate Bill 16-072, as amended, to the Commi
Pass Without Objection

PASS

PASS

Pass Without Objection

PASS







02:02 PM -- SB16-072



Senator Hill invited Senator Kerr, sponsor, to present Senate Bill 072 which concerns an increase in the maximum total amount of annual lease payments authorized for lease-purchase agreements entered into under the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) Act. Copies of amendments L.001, L.002, L.004, and L.005 were distributed to the committee (Attachments C, D, E and F).



16SenateEducation0128AttachC.pdf16SenateEducation0128AttachC.pdf 16SenateEducation0128AttachD.pdf16SenateEducation0128AttachD.pdf



16SenateEducation0128AttachE.pdf16SenateEducation0128AttachE.pdf 16SenateEducation0128AttachF.pdf16SenateEducation0128AttachF.pdf





The following people testified on the bill:



02:07 PM -- Charlotte Ciancio, Superintendent of Mapleton Public Schools, testified in support of the bill



02:18 PM -- Frank Reeves, Superintendent of Genoa-Hugo School District, testified in support of the bill.



02:23 PM --
George Welsh, Superintendent of Canon City School District, testified in support of the bill.



02:29 PM --
Kevin Schott, Superintendent of Deer Trail School District, testified in support of the bill.



02:31 PM --
Kirk Banghart, Superintendent of Moffat Consolidated School District, and also representing the Colorado Association of School Executives, the Colorado Association of School Boards, and Colorado Rural Schools Alliance testified in support of the bill.



02:37 PM --
Kathy Gephardt, representing the BEST board of directors, testified in support of the bill.



02:42 PM --
Michael Gifford, representing Associated General Contractors of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.



02:44 PM --
Dan Schaller, representing the Colorado League of Charter Schools, testified in support of the bill.



02:52 PM --
Bill Ryan, representing the State Land Board, testified in support of the bill.





02:56 PM



There were no more witnesses. Senator Hill closed public testimony. The committee discussed the amendments.



03:02 PM -- Marc Carey, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to answer questions from the committee.

BILL: SB16-072
TIME: 03:06:39 PM
MOVED: Kerr
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Holbert
Johnston
Kerr
Merrifield
Neville T.
Todd
Woods
Marble
Hill
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL: SB16-072
TIME: 03:13:10 PM
MOVED: Marble
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment E). The motion passed on a vote of 8-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Holbert
Yes
Johnston
Yes
Kerr
Yes
Merrifield
No
Neville T.
Yes
Todd
Yes
Woods
Yes
Marble
Yes
Hill
Yes
YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS





03:16 PM



Senator Marble explained amendment L.005 (Attachment F). Senator Hill proposed a conceptual amendment to L.005.

BILL: SB16-072
TIME: 03:16:36 PM
MOVED: Marble
MOTION: Move to conceptually amend L.005. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Holbert
Johnston
Kerr
Merrifield
Neville T.
Todd
Woods
Marble
Hill
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL: SB16-072
TIME: 03:19:09 PM
MOVED: Marble
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.005, as amended. The motion passed on a vote of 8-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Holbert
Yes
Johnston
Yes
Kerr
Yes
Merrifield
No
Neville T.
Yes
Todd
Yes
Woods
Yes
Marble
Yes
Hill
Yes
YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS





03:26 PM -- Scott Newell, representing BEST, came to the table to answer questions from the committee.

BILL: SB16-072
TIME: 03:33:18 PM
MOVED: Kerr
MOTION: Refer Senate Bill 16-072, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Holbert
Yes
Johnston
Yes
Kerr
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Neville T.
Yes
Todd
Yes
Woods
Yes
Marble
Yes
Hill
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS










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